TOKYO / YOKOHAMA, Japan (June 5, 2017) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced the launch of a branded sales finance operation for Mitsubishi in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Nissan's financing arms will be responsible for providing wholesale and retail financing options and will design products for participating Mitsubishi dealerships. The newly established services will exclusively use Mitsubishi Motors Financial Services as the brand interface to retail customers and will be available from June in Australia and New Zealand, and from July in Canada.
Mitsubishi Motors Financial Services will provide attractive and competitive financing options for customers, making it easier to buy a Mitsubishi. The company, a leader in four-wheel drive and sports utility vehicles, hopes that the new financing arm will attract more buyers, encourage loyalty among customers and provide additional support to dealers.
Koji Ikeya, Mitsubishi Motors' Chief Financial Officer, said:
"We will win customers' loyalty with competitive rates and a broader range of financing options, and create a branded service experience."
The partnership announced today follows Nissan's purchase last year of a 34% equity stake in Mitsubishi Motors. The new financial services operation is one example of the substantial synergies available to the two companies as members of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, one of the world's largest auto manufacturing groups.
Rakesh Kochhar, Senior Vice President of Global Treasury and Sales Finance at Nissan, said:
"Nissan's new partnership with Mitsubishi will enable us to help more customers buy their vehicles. We are committed to providing best-in-class services to our customers and dealers. It will generate more business, drive costs down, and increase our portfolio base."
Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors are studying further collaboration to extend Nissan's financing offerings to other international markets, generating more synergies.
About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2016, the company sold 5.63 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.72 trillion yen. Nissan engineers, manufactures and markets the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Japan, Asia & Oceania; Africa, Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has a global workforce of 247,500 and has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault under the Renault-Nissan Alliance since 1999. In 2016, Nissan acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors, which became the third member of the Alliance – a grouping with combined annual sales of almost 10 million units a year.
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About Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Mitsubishi Motors is a Japanese automobile company which has a competitive edge in light trucks (pick-up trucks and SUVs) and in the ASEAN region. The company launched the first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, which was followed with a plug-in hybrid EV-based SUV in 2013. Mitsubishi, which has 30,000 employees, has a global footprint and has production facilities in Japan, Thailand, China, The Philippines, Indonesia and Russia. Models such as the Pajero Sport, Triton and Outlander play a major role in achieving its growth. Global sales volume in fiscal year 2016 was 926,000 units. Mitsubishi's net sales for fiscal year 2016 were 1.9 trillion yen.
